ANNAPOLIS, Md.(AP) — Sarah Sturdy had 21 factors and 9 rebounds, and top-ranked UConn opened its title protection with a 79-66 win over No. 20 Louisville on Tuesday evening.
This was the primary time the Armed Forces Traditional featured girls’s basketball groups. The sport was alleged to be performed at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, but it surely was moved to the Naval Academy due to the federal government shutdown.
Azzi Fudd scored 20 factors for UConn, which has not misplaced a season opener since 1995.
The Huskies (1-0) began quick of their first sport after dropping No. 1 WNBA draft choose Paige Bueckers. Fudd and KK Arnold made 3-pointers to offer the Huskies an early 8-0 lead, and it was 14-1 after a fast-break basket by Arnold.
Laura Ziegler had 16 factors and 18 rebounds for Louisville (0-1), which steadied itself a bit after coming into the second quarter down 25-9. It was 44-23 at halftime, and the Cardinals went on a late 10-0 run to chop a 20-point deficit in half within the fourth. There wasn’t sufficient time to make UConn sweat it out an excessive amount of, although.
UConn additionally misplaced Kaitlyn Chen and Aubrey Griffin from final season’s nationwide championship crew, however Sturdy and Fudd each averaged in double figures scoring in 2024-25, and the Huskies added transfers Serah Williams (Wisconsin) and Kayleigh Heckel (Southern California).
Heckel scored 14 factors within the opener. Williams had 4 factors and eight rebounds.
Louisville: Hosts Northern Kentucky on Sunday.
UConn: Hosts Florida State on Sunday.
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